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Sounds like a very nice neighbor. Probably should keep the "6 week" detail to yourself and let him enjoy telling the story :)

I stumbled across this site while I was searching for videos and I bookmarked it. I found some useful ones on here.
http://www.dailypaul.com/144236/backyard-beekeeping-video-library
Good luck with...

welcome, neighbor.
best of luck with your top bar hives. I made a KTBH and the bees overwintered in it very well.
Good luck.

My normal setup is 2 deeps and a medium all year except when adding honey supers. I'm sure that's overkill but I like to make sure they have enough food stored up for any kind of winter. I've been...

Never transported 10 in the cab with me but did go a couple of hrs with 5 in my ranger (non-extended cab). They were very docile and there were no flyers inside the cab. I did take a bottle of...

it's been a while since I tried those but I seem to remember you put them back to back and then pop out the "bumps" on the strips and use those as locking pieces thru the holes in the sides of the...

Catching swarms is definitely one of the best parts of beekeeping (imo). I agree with the other post-ers and would definitely get the other 6 frames in ASAP. The girls really do build up comb very...

sounds a lot like varroa problems. deformed wings are one of the key indicators as it's one of the diseases the mites carry and pass to the hosts (the bees).

very nice.

I used a jig saw to cut a hole for the boardman feeder on the end of the hive. no entrance there. just the feeder in a tight fit. seems to work alright.

The queen continues to lay eggs throughout the winter to make up for losses due to age or other reasons. She just doesn't lay as many as she does in spring and summer because they have to stay...

I have blackberries literally 10 feet in front of the hives (keeps them from being seen from the street). They bloom pretty early in the spring and the bees love them. We had a bumper crop of...

Welcome, Neighbor.

Best of luck with your bees.

I don't know about the salt but I have used Diatomaceous Earth in my SHB traps and it definitely kills 'em dead. Just make sure the bees can't get to it or it'll do the same to them.

I have used the artificial almond extract the last 2 spring harvests and it does work. It's not fast, but if you're not in a big hurry, it'll do the job. I don't know about the real almond extract...

That's what I did to make mine. The cove molding and some staples and wood glue and the girls build straight comb hanging from it.

I agree with rmdial... I have 3 hives and every one of them is acting differently when it comes to syrup.
If you add HBH to the syrup, (recipe can be found on this site in the forum) it will help...

I took a jigsaw and cut out a slot in the end that would just allow the boardman feeder to fit in. Of course, this was done BEFORE the bees were installed. I don't have a detailed pic but there is...

Please keep us posted. I'm in.

Hello from Manchester TN. Enjoy your bees!

I had never heard of 'heater' bees or 'filling station' bees. Very cool video. Sorry if it's been covered before in the forums.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZEoAMfRICM

Saw the plans after I posted. Thanks for the heads up!

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If you can remember where you got the plans, could you share that link please? Sounds like it would have made my day of crush and strain a little bit easier today. Thanks!